Frozen food, grain sectors keep close eye on DHS anti-terrorism proposalFood Chemical News (subscriber story)Frozen food companies are urging the Department of Homeland Security to first coordinate with federal food regulators, especially with FDA, on its new food defense measures before updating its anti-terrorism standards to make sure food companies do not have to complete multiple vulnerability assessments.

Sugar deal sweet for corn?AgricultureA late Monday announcement by the Commerce Department that it's suspending a sugar dumping investigation against Mexico drew a sour response from U.S. industrial sugar users Tuesday and relief from a U.S. senator from the Corn Belt.

USDA reports show fewer students buying school lunchWPXIIt was just a week ago when an Oklahoma teen's picture of her school lunch went viral on social media. It turns out that student is not alone in grumbling about school lunches, an investigation by the Washington Bureau discovered.

Panama regulators could slow US approval of GM salmonIPS News AgencyOfficials in Panama have fined the local facility of a U.S. biotechnology company for a series of permitting and regulatory failures around a pioneering attempt to create genetically modified salmon.

Tim Hortons-Burger King merger clears major hurdleInside HaltonCanada's competition bureau announced Tuesday that it has issued a "no action" letter with respect to Burger King's acquisition of Tim Hortons, clearing a key hurdle in the fast food merger deal.

It's a myth that millennials are abandoning fast foodConsumeristMillennials have been the subject of hand-wringing in the fast food industry as industry experts fret that the young people just aren't interested in traditional fast food, instead preferring slightly classier quick-serve fare like Chipotle or Five Guys. Is this true? Maybe not.

Why Whole Foods is doing its first national ad campaignDigidayOrganic produce and budget shopping don't go hand-in-hand, at least as far as Whole Foods' reputation is concerned. So the 35-year-old company rolled out its first-ever national ad campaign — a series of television and print ads — in an attempt to combat sagging sales and stiffening competition.

Allen Harim buys Delaware plantMeatingplaceAllen Harim has purchased the facility in Millsboro, Delaware, that has been the center of a storm of local criticism over its proposal to convert the plant, formerly dedicated to making pickles, into a poultry processing operation.

Food processor closing Oklahoma plantTulsa WorldA Simmons Foods poultry processing plant in Jay, Oklahoma, is shutting down in December and transferring over 200 employees to different company locations.

Specialty Food Association launches redesigned websitePR Newswire via Virtual Press OfficeThe Specialty Food Association has unveiled a redesigned website, specialtyfood.com, with new features that will help food producers and buyers conduct business more easily and reach a broader audience for their distinctive products.